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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LYCANTHROPY

From Greek lukānthropía, from lukos wolf + anthrōpos man.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LYCANTHROPY

lycanthropy  [laɪˈkænθrəpɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LYCANTHROPY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lycanthropy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LYCANTHROPY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

lycanthropy

Werewolf

A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope, is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or a therianthropic hybrid wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse or affliction. Early sources for belief in lycanthropy are Petronius and Gervase of Tilbury. The werewolf is a widespread concept in European folklore, existing in many variants which are related by a common development of a Christian interpretation of underlying Indo-European mythology which developed during the medieval period. From the early modern period, werewolf beliefs also spread to the New World with colonialism. Belief in werewolf develops parallel to the belief in witches, in the course of the Late Middle Ages and the Early Modern period. Like the witchcraft trials as a whole, the trial of supposed werewolves emerges in what is now Switzerland in the early 15th century and spreads throughout Europe in the 16th, peaking in the 17th and subsiding by the 18th century.

Definition of lycanthropy in the English dictionary

The definition of lycanthropy in the dictionary is the supposed magical transformation of a person into a wolf. Other definition of lycanthropy is a delusion in which a person believes that he is a wolf.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LYCANTHROPY


anisotropy
ˌænaɪˈsɒtrəpɪ
aromatherapy
əˌrəʊməˈθɛrəpɪ
chemotherapy
ˌkiːməʊˈθɛrəpɪ
entropy
ˈɛntrəpɪ
hydrotherapy
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
hypnotherapy
ˌhɪpnəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
immunotherapy
ˌɪmjʊnəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
misanthropy
mɪˈzænθrəpɪ
pharmacotherapy
ˌfɑːməkəˈθerəpɪ
philanthropy
fɪˈlænθrəpɪ
physiotherapy
ˌfɪzɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
phytotherapy
ˌfaɪtəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
psilanthropy
sɪˈlænθrəpɪ
psychotherapy
ˌsaɪkəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
radiotherapy
ˌreɪdɪəʊˈθɛrəpɪ
sirupy
ˈsɪrəpɪ
theanthropy
θiːˈænθrəpɪ
therapy
ˈθɛrəpɪ
zinjanthropi
zɪnˈdʒænθrəpɪ
zoanthropy
zəʊˈænθrəpɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LYCANTHROPY

lyam
lyase
Lyautey
lycanthrope
lycanthropic
lycanthropist
Lycaon
Lycaonia
lyceum
lych gate
lychee
lychgate
lychnis
lychnoscope
Lycia
Lycian
Lycopene
lycopod
lycopodium

WORDS THAT END LIKE LYCANTHROPY

aeolotropy
allotropy
anatropy
azeotropy
enantiotropy
eutropy
heliotropy
hemitropy
hypermetropy
ionotropy
lipotropy
morphotropy
orthotropy
phototropy
pleiotropy
ropy
thixotropy

Synonyms and antonyms of lycanthropy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lycanthropy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LYCANTHROPY

Find out the translation of lycanthropy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lycanthropy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lycanthropy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

变狼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

licantropía
570 millions of speakers

English

lycanthropy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lycanthropy
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

lycanthropy
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ликантропию
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

licantropia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

একধরনের উন্মাদ রোগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lycanthropie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lycanthropy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lycanthropy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

狼狂
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lycanthropy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lycanthropy
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lycanthropy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தம்மை மிருகமாகச் சிந்திக்கும் மனக்கோளாறு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लिकांथ्रोपी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kurda dönüşme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

licantropia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lycanthropy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

лікантроп
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

licantropia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

lycanthropy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lycanthropie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lycanthropy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lycanthropy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lycanthropy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LYCANTHROPY»

The term «lycanthropy» is regularly used and occupies the 71.798 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LYCANTHROPY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lycanthropy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LYCANTHROPY»

Discover the use of lycanthropy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lycanthropy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Witchcraft, Lycanthropy, Drugs and Disease: An ...
Wolf Madness: Lycanthropy and Disease The French physician Jean Nynauld, author of De la lycanthropie, transformation, et extase des sorciers (1615), maintained that shape-shifting was neither metamorphosis nor enchantment, but merely ...
Homayun Sidky, 2010
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Natural Causes of Lycanthropy: Magical Creatures, A Weiser ...
Varla Ventura, fan favorite on Huffington Post’s Weird News, frequent guest on Coast to Coast, and bestselling author of The Book of the Bizarre and Beyond Bizarre, introduces a new Weiser Books Collection of forgotten crypto-classics.
Sabine Baring-Gould, Varla Ventura, 2012
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Animal Behavior and Other Tales of Lycanthropy: A Chilling ...
Animal Behavior and Other Tales of Lycanthropy Delivers Eleven Startling Tales of Werewolf Terror!
Keith Gouveia, 2011
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The Curse of the Werewolf: Fantasy, Horror and the Beast Within
The parallel between lycanthropy and menstruation has been an obvious theme for stories about female lycanthropy, especially in the wake of the feminist movement, which challenged the taboos on talking and writing about such subjects.
Chantal Bourgault du Coudray, 2006
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Daniel
This individual would actually believe himself to be an animal, a psychological phenomenon known as lycanthropy. “Lycanthropy” (lit., wolf- man) originally referred to the delusion of believing oneself to be a wolflike creature (the primitive  ...
Stephen R. Miller, 1994
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A Dictionary of Hallucinations
Clinical Lycanthropy C or ∗dissociative hallucinations. Obviously, classifications of hallucinatory phenomena are not mutually exclusive. A hallucinated command, for example, can at once be identified as a ∗verbal auditory hallucination, ...
Jan Dirk Blom, 2009
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Man Into Wolf
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Robert Eisler, 2011
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The Werewolf - Lycanthropy (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
Montague Summers, 2011
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Lycanthropy
For centuries werewolves have scoured the earth looking for the sphere of Hecate, Queen of the Underworld.
Martin J. King, 2010
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Industrial Lycanthropy
A collection of poetry, prose and notes on current social issues and climate. Politics, environment, economy, relations and current affairs are among the topics covered in this latest compilation by this up-coming poet.
John Williamson, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LYCANTHROPY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lycanthropy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Saints and Wanderers
He moldered there for 12 or 14 years until he too cured a pagan sovereign, Tiridates III, of the curse of lycanthropy. (The king habitually turned, ... «Out of Eden Walk, Jul 15»
2
Is Vampire Discrimination a Thing?
Clinical lycanthropy is a recognized medical condition in which a person believes himself or herself to be another animal, typically a wolf or ... «Discovery News, Jul 15»
3
Bite Me! Archetypes
The Oracle may opt for the Lunar Prophet archetype, with a moon-powered augury and immunity to lycanthropy and disruptive tricks via touch ... «NERD TREK, Jul 15»
4
Self-Identified Vampires Hide their Alternative Lifestyle from their …
... the psychiatric literature deemed it as an uncommon psychiatric syndrome along with stigmata, possession and lycanthropy. The syndrome is ... «The Monitor Daily, Jul 15»
5
Penny Dreadful Season 3: Where Does the Series Go From Here?
... evil man, and not a literal monster) if there could still be too much overlap with Ethan Chandler's lycanthropy? This leads me to speculate that ... «Den of Geek!, Jul 15»
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'Chester Cheeto'
... forget that last one…on Graceland this week. Baby mama drama, Oxycodone lycanthropy eyes, and soapy crimelords are our watchwords. «Entertainment Weekly, Jul 15»
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Cinema Personality Traits: Life as an INFJ
Regardless, Lupin is almost a dead ringer for an INFJ as he is often viewed as shy and drawn-in (partly due to his lycanthropy). He is a tolerant, ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
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Teen Wolf: “Creatures Of The Night”
Then again, it's a night of characters acting bizarrely, as Liam—who, again, still has control issues with his lycanthropy—has a brand new little ... «A.V. Club DC, Jun 15»
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Stranger than fiction
While lycanthropy and relative immortality place Izrail well beyond the confines of genteel society, the young professor Alok is also as much an ... «Hindu Business Line, Jun 15»
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The 'wolf peach' was once thought to be poinsonous
German folklore claims that witches used plants like mandrake and nightshade to summon werewolves, a practice known as lycanthropy. «The Sunday Dispatch, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Lycanthropy [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/lycanthropy>. May 2024 ».
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